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March 12, 2024

THE SCIENCE OF SMOKEABILITY (SOS): Cannabis researchers take on new project to understand quality

The Science of Smokeability is a collaboration study between Dr. Allison Justice & Ashley Manning from the Cannabis Research Coalition Dr. Miyabe Shields & Dr. Riley Kirk from The Network of Applied Pharmacognosy & Dr. Markus Roggen from Controlled Chemistry The team aims to quantify both the subjective and objective…

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March 11, 2024

Is there a ‘right way’ to say #cannabinoid ??

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March 11, 2024

What is a cannabinoid (& how do you say it?): Intro to Phytocannabinoids and Endocannabinoids

Throughout my journey reseraching the cannabis plant i've changed my mind on a lot of things... This is a big one (for me), and it's how I pronoucne the word cannabinoid. The reason I switched to my current pronunctiation was to show appreciation and respect for the plant that these…

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March 8, 2024

What is THCA? And is it legal?

The THCA market is taking the US by storm, but what is it? and how is it legal? Todays guest is Liz Peterson who is the head of operations at Canvast Supply Co. in Nashville, TN and also has a background in organic chemistry. Liz works in the THCA market…

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March 5, 2024

How to dose mushrooms, near death experiences, and a cannabis infused trip to Nashville, TN!

Dr. Riley Kirk and Dr. Miyabe Shields talk about their recent trip to Nashville, TN to visit Canvast supply company. The two also discuss This episode is funded by our cannabis reserach and education non-profit called the Network of Applied Pharmacognosy (NAP). If you want to learn more about NAP…

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March 3, 2024

I learned SO MUCH touring an aquaponic grow facility last week…

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Feb. 23, 2024

The science of cannabis and metabolism, obesity, and eating disorders with Dr. Kirk and Dr. Fields

Cannabis impacts energy systems in our body, this can be seen from getting the munchies and wanting to increase food intake when consuming cannabis or even the fact that people often get cold when consuming cannabis. Today’s episode with Dr. Jonathan Fields discusses the connection of cannabis and metabolism. He…

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Feb. 16, 2024

Cannabis Advocacy & How to Make Change with Lawyer and Advocate Karen O'Keefe

Karen O'Keefe is a lawyer and an advocate for cannabis. Karen works for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) that aims to change laws across the US associated with Cannabis. Karen has actively been involved in many states journey to legalization. Advocacy work is often donated time, and I want to…

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Feb. 13, 2024

OUTDOOR VS INDOOR CANNABIS from a chemistry perspective: Breaking down the current reserach.

Dr. Riley Kirk is a strong advocate for homegrow and the availability of outdoor grown cannabis. This study published in 2023 dives into the chemical differences in terpene and cannabinoid profiles from outdoor grown cannabis to indoor grown cannabis- examining two different cultivars. These vast differences show why so many…

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Feb. 9, 2024

A pharmacists role in the cannabis industry with Dr. Codi Peterson

Nothing in this podcast is EVER medical advice, consult your physician before adding or changing your routine. This episode is all about the pharmacists role in the cannabis industry with special guest Dr. Codi Peterson. Dr. Peterson is a researcher and educator in the cannabis industry and works as a…

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Feb. 2, 2024

Bioactive Podcast Episode 24: Dr. Miyabe Shields and Dr. Riley Kirk talk weed science, theory & life

NAPTIME with Dr. Miyabe Shields. Thank you to MCR labs for sponsoring this episode and donating to NAP: https://mcrlabs.com/ Nothing in this podcast is ever medical advice, consult a medical professional for advice about your health needs. Sign up for the Effective Cannabis Newsletter: https://www.effectivenewsletter.com/ecn Take our survey: https://btstudi.es/q/napbaseline/ Learn…

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Jan. 26, 2024

DMT & THE BRAIN w/ psychedelic researcher Zeus Tipado

Nothing discussed in this podcast is ever medical advice. Zeus Tipado is a Ph.D. candidate researcher at University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. He is studying DMT and trying to understand what is happening in brain, and specifically in the visual cortex. Join the Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cannabichem Follow Zeus everywhere…

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Jan. 20, 2024

Cannabis and Exercise: Understanding the science and health implications with Dr. Angela Bryan

Nothing discussed in this podcast is EVER medical advice, consult your physician for medical needs. Recent article summarizing Dr. Bryan's reserach: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/01/03/study-cannabis-can-make-workouts-more-fun-its-no-performance-enhancer Dr. Bryans research papers: ⁠https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/can.2022.0338?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed⁠ Please note... additional research is available behind paywalls but can be found and downloaded on the Bioactive Patreon page Patreon ⁠www.patreon.com/cannabichem⁠ MAD LOVE…

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Jan. 19, 2024

Cannabis advocacy: How to be prepared and what to expect!

Hey Friends, Let's go to the state house together. In New Hampshire we have a few bills being proposed centered around cannabis and cannabis accessibility. It is SO IMPORTANT for our community to show up. However, it's also difficult because most of us work full time jobs and these events…

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Jan. 12, 2024

Adaptogens, the Cannabis Industry & Poetry w/Chase Huff

Welcome back to season 3 of Bioactive! As always, nothing discussed in this podcast is medical advice, this is only opinion. Consult your doctor for any significant changes to your health. Today’s episode we talk to industry professional Chase Huff. Chase has worked in the industry as a cultivator, an…

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Dec. 22, 2023

THE SCIENCE OF CHEESE with Madelyn Varela

Nothing in this podcast is medical advice EVER. THE LAST EPISODE OF 2023, JUST IN TIME TO MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY CHARCUTERIE BOARD. Thank you all for listening and your support for this new podcast! If you want to join the patreon for this podcast head to https://www.patreon.com/cannabichem you can join…

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Dec. 19, 2023

Fiber hemp, narcolepsy, and veteran cannabis use with Steven Philpott Jr.

Nothing in this podcast is medical advice, consult your doctor for that. In this episode we learn about some new research with fiber cannabis, veteran use and access to cannabis, narcolepsy, and more with Steven Philpott Jr. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cannabichem Website: https://bioactivepodcast.com/ Contact: Riley@bioactivepodcast.com Request guests: Guests@bioactivepodcast.com Steven's socials: @coachjackpott Cannigma…

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Dec. 8, 2023

THE LARGEST CANNABIS EVENT IN THE US, CBG and anxiety, and some awesome preliminary survey data!

In this #NAPTIME episode Riley and Miyabe dive into the most recent peer reviewed study on CBG and anxiety, our recent trip to Vegas for the largest cannabis event in the US (MJBizcon), and unveil some of the initial data from the cannabis survey. Nothing in this podcast is medical…

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Nov. 22, 2023

The science of poisons and venoms with Dr. Seth Coleman

Nothing in this podcast is medical advice, personal opinion only. Thank you to the patrons of this podcast for making it possible and everyone who has left a 5 star review. Todays episode dives into the evolutionary biology of poisons and venoms. This has always been one of my special…

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Nov. 13, 2023

Cannabis and Heart Health, separating fact from fiction with Dr. Benjamin Caplan

Recent news stories by CNN and other big media companies have began publishing fear-mongering articles about two recent ABSTRACTS that have not been fully published or presented yet. Dr. Benjamin Caplan comes on the podcast to discuss the real risks of cannabis to your cardiovascular health and why media reports…

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Nov. 6, 2023

CONTRIBUTE TO CANNABIS RESEARCH (US citizens and people over the age of 18. AppliedPharmacognosy.org

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Nov. 3, 2023

We Launched a Cannabis Research Nonprofit! #NAPTIME w/ Dr. Miyabe Shields

This weeks episode is all about our newly launched Cannabis research nonprofit called the Network of Applied Pharmacognosy (NAP). Miyabe and I co-founded this non-profit to expand the community's voice in scientific research surrounding cannabis and other natural medicines. We currently have 2 studies underway and we just published our…

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Oct. 29, 2023

Nothing like bending the four elements on halloweekend under the full moon #avatarthelastairbender

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Oct. 27, 2023

What gives weed it's' savory and sweet smell?

Weed has an unmistakable and iconic smell. There has been various research that highlights the different molecules respobsible for the smell like volatile sulfur compounds (VSC's) (Read more here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.1c04196) as well as terpenes contributing to the smell. New research, published last week has now identified some other compounds that…

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